The Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, criticized Canberra's decision to ban the artificial intelligence app DeepSeek on government devices. He warned that this move could further politicize trade and technological ties between the two countries,

Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted via an alert from a commercial pilot, authorities said on Monday.

Beijing’s vessels in the Tasman Sea reveal ‘vulnerability’ in the navy Down Under, according to former officer

Both Australia and New Zealand have raised concerns with Beijing on the rare live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea last week, saying they did not receive adequate notice from China’s navy

China's recent live-fire naval drills in the Tasman Sea off southeastern Australia highlighted continued tensions between the major Indo-Pacific powers, particularly in the Sea and the Taiwan Strait.

China’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian has asserted Beijing has done nothing wrong over its live fire drills in the Tasman Sea, urging “there should be no over-reading into this”, and declaring China had nothing to apologise for.

China issued a warning Friday of potential "live fire" naval drills in international waters off Australia's eastern coast but gave little prior notice, disrupting commercial flights, the Australian government said. Beijing described the maneuvers as ...

The People's Republic of China has conducted naval exercises with live firing. Australia complained that this forced airlines to change flight routes, but Beijing denied any impact on security, Reuters reports.

Albanese does not pass this test. On the Chinese ships, he was clearly not across the brief, did not understand Defence’s failure to properly monitor the live-fire drills, did not shape a muscular response to stand up to Beijing’s bullying and cannot explain the situation to the Australian public.

Australia's center-left Labour government became one of the first countries in the world to ban DeepSeek from official devices

Beijing on Sunday said Canberra had “deliberately hyped” recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast and confirmed its forces had used live fire in an incident th